THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PASSAGE:
Despite the mind-numbing brutality of the Joseph Stalin regime in the Soviet Union, his propaganda machine did its job well. Many Russians hailed him as a hero and a savior, including a young school girl who was chosen to greet Stalin on one occasion. Years later,
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Today, we will be looking at 5 types of self-deception, that we need to be on guard against. And if we heed the warning, we will avoid experiencing, "THE AGONY OF DECEIT".

"THE AGONY OF DECEIT"
TEXT: I Corinth. 3:18-23, 6:9-11; Gal. 6:7; James 1:22,26
INTRODUCTION
She woke up early and decided to take a walk. The air was clear and brisk, the birds were singing to one another in the trees. She stopped for a moment to say hello, and pat a mother deer and
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Examines cases in the Bible where the receipent of a kiss was deceived.

"Deceitful Kisses"
Text: Proverbs 27:6
Intro:
What we have contrasted in our verse is the difference between a faithful friend and an enemy.
A faithful friend will sometimes will do or say something to us that will be unpleasant and described in our verse as a wound.
However, the motive
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Humanism has crept into the Church where the focus has become on how to please people rather than God. The goal of humanism is to be happy as you live while the goal of Christianity is to be happy when your life is completed

Everything that God created has a purpose which is an assignment from God. Everything created was made to bring glory to God. Everything we do should result in the praise and glorification of God. Like everything else, we were created by Him and for Him. Have you ever made something which spoke
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No-it is not the name of a new soap opera, but a study of Genesis 37. Joseph abuses his spiritual gift, his brothers act in violence and deceit

Pastor David M. Wilson
Grant Avenue Baptist Church
Redondo Beach, CA
(310) 376-7890
The Proud and the Deceitful
No- this is not the title of a new soap opera!
Instead it is a set of Bible Study Notes on Genesis 37
The first thing we see about Joseph is that he is willing to bring a bad
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The Face of Deceit What is Deceit; The intentional misleading or beguiling of another; in Scripture represented as a companion of many other forms of wickedness, as cursing (Psa 10:7), hatred (Pro 26:24), theft, covetousness, adultery, murder (Mar 7:22; Rom 1:29). The Revised Version (British
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Knowing more about Samson’s life offers us a wider scope of understanding regarding the danger of self-confidence and spiritual leniency.

Self-confidence is a misplaced reliance and it is offensive before the sight of God. Its deceitfulness is being revealed from generation to generation and sorrowfully experienced by its trapped victims. Samson, the strongest man who ever lived, is a warning example for all those who dare to
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The story of Joseph is an example that in spite of bad experiences from those that we love, we can forgive.

January 4, 2003
A. Favorite children stories from the Bible:
1) David and Goliath
2) Jonah and the big fish
3) Moses and the floating basket
4) Samson and Delilah
5) Noah and the Ark
6) Joseph and his brothers
a) Best part of the story
1. His father gave him a multi-colored
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Jeremiah 17:5-10
“The Deceitful Heart”
By: Kenneth Emerson Sauer,
Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church,
Newport News, VA
www.parkview-umc.org.
I was talking with a very troubled man this past week.
He is a 50 year old drug addict and alcoholic who has been married several times,
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The deceitfulness of riches and the feeling of self-sufficiency are threats to Christian faith and life. Jesus warns against worldliness and the lukewarm attitude of Christians in Laodicea.
Christians must return to their first love of Christ to avoid

Revelation 3__4-22 the Lukewarm Church
"Blessed are the Lukewarm." Jesus never said that, but from the lackadaisical attitude of many of his followers, you would think that was one of his beatitudes. That is the attitude of our Western Civilization and cultural Christians. That was the attitude
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Was Judas a good man or bad? What can his actions warn us of in our own walk with God?

OPEN: When a couple caught an intruder in their bedroom, the thief pulled a gun and announced, "Now that you’ve seen me, I’m going to have to shoot you."
He pointed his gun at the woman and said, "I like to know the names of my victims. What’s your name?"
"Elizabeth," the woman replied.
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